Category: Science

Techniques for analyzing DNA have advanced, enabling scientists to better understand disease outbreaks throughout history.

A new study finds that climate change is creating environments where humans have never successfully cultivated rice before.

Editor in chief Nancy Shute introduces a new social sciences column that explores what it means to be human.

The mega rocket made its debut two days after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced he’s taking the company public. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said Starship

The Levoit Sprout Evaporative Humidifier is quiet, easy to clean and effective at combating dry air — and it has a built-in night light, too.

May 23, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over

What’s the temperature in Earth’s core, and how did we figure that out?

At least 1.4 million seagulls feed at landfills across North America, which aside from the nuisance it might pose, is also a threat to the

A new study combining European ice core data and historical records of the infamous Black Death pandemic of 1349-1353 shows metal mining and smelting have

A noninvasive treatment called high-intensity focused ultrasound helped relieve the shaking, stiffness and pain that accompany Parkinson’s disease.

A technique that has rewritten the timeline of prehistoric art may be overestimating the ages of cave paintings, some scientists say.

Campi Flegrei, a volcanic caldera near Naples, is speeding toward a transition, a new study suggests, but there are still a lot of questions as

SpaceX scrubbed the twelfth launch of its newly redesigned Starship moments before liftoff Thursday. The company will try again Friday and it comes at a

Metals like copper oxidize — reacting with oxygen in the air — but gold doesn’t, thanks to a quick switch in atom arrangement on its